"Kalikasan, Kaunlaran!" radio program will discuss "Energy & Mining Development: Boon or Bane for the Philippines?" on Aug. 1, 2007, Wed., 6:30-7:30 PM (Manila Time), on DZRH-AM radio. (Editor's Note: There is a 15-hour difference between Manila and California; please consult the Time Section found in the Tools Category of the www.mabuhayradio.com to find the exact time in Manila; The Tools Category is found on the web site's front page, just below the masthead.) "Kalikasan, Kaunlaran!" is the Philippines' top-rated radio program on environment and sustainable development (ESD).

The panelists will discuss the actual and potential positive-and-negative impacts of energy and mining development on the Filipino people, the environment (including climate change), and the country’s sustainable development. They will explain the initiatives and programs of their organizations to ensure equitable distribution of the benefits of such development and to overcome its negative impacts. They will also discuss how listeners may benefit from the energy and mining industries.

Listeners may share their comments & recommendations ON/OFF the air and join the contests, environment-livelihood projects (e.g., the recycling project "Sapal Para sa Kabuhayan") and environmental campaigns. Philippine residents who are registered listeners of the program may volunteer and join two contests as Adoptors in the project "2M Puno Para sa KK," which involves planting and nurturing 2-million tree seedlings plus using them to initiate local ESD projects. (To register, text 2299: earthREG < name>,,,.)

Kalikasan, Kaunlaran! is co-produced by EARTH Institute Asia, Inc. and DZRH, with the cooperation of the Mgt. Assoc. of the Phil. (MAP), DENR, Phil. Business for the Environment, GREEN Army Fdn., TOWNS Fdn., Asian Inst. of Journalism & Communication, and others. It is aired nationwide, e.g., 666 Khz in Metro Manila, and is globally accessible through the Internet, e.g., www.eradioportal.com. Readers may be able to access DZRH in the Link section of this online magazine, the www.mabuhayradio.com.